Jonny Clayton claimed his third nightly win of the 2026 Premier League Darts with a dramatic 6-5 victory over Michael van Gerwen in the Night 10 final at the Brighton Centre, returning to the top of the league table. Clayton punished a series of missed match darts from Van Gerwen before producing a superb 84 checkout on the bull to force a deciding leg, and from there took full control with back-to-back maximums before sealing the win on D16.
The final looked to be slipping away from Clayton as Van Gerwen surged into control. After Clayton opened with a brilliant 140 checkout, Van Gerwen responded immediately and then broke throw with a clinical 80 finish to move ahead, stretching his lead to 5-2 with a 12-dart break. But Van Gerwen spurned multiple match darts across the closing stages, missing chances on D16, D18 and D14 that would have sealed victory. Clayton capitalised, first staying alive with a last dart finish before taking full advantage of further misses, with the turning point coming at 5-4 when he punished with that 84 checkout on the bull to force the decider.
Clayton booked his place in the final with two composed displays, first edging past Luke Humphries 6-5 in a dramatic opener where Humphries missed a dart at double to seal victory, and Clayton punished ruthlessly with an 84 finish on the bull. He then beat Josh Rock 6-4 in the semi-finals, holding firm after Rock threatened late with a last-dart finish. Van Gerwen's route was less straightforward: he opened with a 6-4 win over Gian van Veen, racing into a 3-0 lead before punishing repeated misses at double, and then edged Stephen Bunting 6-5 in the semi-finals after Bunting missed multiple chances, including key darts at D10 and D8.
Night 10 in Brighton delivered one of the most unpredictable evenings of the 2026 Premier League Darts so far, with both of the league's top two suffering early exits. League leader Luke Littler endured a below-par display as he was beaten 6-4 by Stephen Bunting, a match defined by missed chances from Bunting early on. Gerwyn Price was defeated 6-3 by Josh Rock, who produced a clinical display including a standout 164 checkout on the bull and punished a series of missed opportunities from Price. For Humphries, the pressure continues to build after another early exit leaves him with significant ground to make up as the league phase enters its decisive stretch.
